X-rays for Archaeology

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Uda, M. (Editor), Demortier, G. (Editor), Nakai, I. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2005.
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Particle acceleration.; Atomic structure.; Molecular structure.; Spectra.; Crystallography.; Archaeology.; Social Sciences.; Atomic/Molecular Structure and Spectra.; Particle Acceleration and Detection, Beam Physics.

The application of X-rays to archaeological objects with the goal of gaining insight into both their construction and chemical composition, in a non-destructive manner, dates back to the discovery of radiation. Nowadays, X-ray techniques, such as X-ray fluorescense and diffraction are standard tools...